For Immediate Release Tahoe Donner Hires Steve Turner as Director of Food and Beverage Truckee, Calif. (January 11, 2021) – Tahoe Donner is pleased to announce the hiring of Steve Turner as its new Food and Beverage Director. Turner brings nearly 30 years of executive culinary experience and will oversee Tahoe Donner’s restaurant offerings with a focus on providing exceptional customer service and premier quality to members and guests. After graduating from San Diego State University, Turner entered the restaurant business with his father as co-owners and operators of three restaurants in Southern California—The Saddle Back Bar and Grill, The Lite House Café, and the Skinny Haven Restaurant. In 1993, Turner began a long career as Director of Food and Beverage at several ski resorts including Sierra-at-Tahoe, Mammoth Mountain, and most recently Vail Resorts at Heavenly Mountain Resort from 2002-2018. This past year, Turner served as Senior Director of Food and Beverage operations for Caesars Entertainment Lake Tahoe which includes Harrah’s and Harvey’s. He had the incredible opportunity to successfully open Lake Tahoe’s first celebrity restaurant, Gordon Ramsay’s Hell’s Kitchen in South Lake Tahoe. “When the Director of Food and Beverage position became available at Tahoe Donner, I thought, this is too good to be true,” says Turner. “To work in such a beautiful mountain community that features all my favorite passions; restaurants, skiing, golf, mountain biking, hiking, tennis and more, is a dream. I look forward to being an integrated part of this great organization and community.” Turner and his wife Lorraine are long-time Tahoe locals. During the shoulder seasons, they love to travel to Napa and Sonoma for wine tasting and dining experiences. They have 19-year-old twins who are attending their sophomore year of college. A high-resolution photo of Steve Turner is available upon request. ### About Tahoe Donner: Tahoe Donner is one of California’s largest resort communities, with nearly 6,500 properties and 25,000 members enjoying over 7,000 acres in the Sierra Nevada. Located 18 miles from Lake Tahoe in Truckee, California, Tahoe Donner operates a wide variety of recreational facilities, including an award-winning championship golf course, a family-friendly downhill ski resort, and a renowned cross country ski center with a newly constructed, state-of-the-art base lodge —all of which are open to the public. In addition, Tahoe Donner operates several member-only facilities, such as a beach club marina, recreation center and pools. These amenities can be explored in detail at tahoedonner.com. For more information on Tahoe Donner and its recreational facilities and events, visit tahoedonner.com or call (530) 587-9400. Media Contact: Derek Moore Tahoe Donner Association Ph: (530) 582-9641 [email protected] .